Well, it’s almost Christmas and we just finished our first FESTIVAL OF TREES in the theatre. It was a great success for such a small town. The downtown is beginning to come back after years of empty stores and neglect. This winter I will be moving into the apartment on the 2nd floor after some additional renovations. Then we begin the big jobs. Our donor base is growing and the need for a small performing arts center is really needed in the county. I’d enjoy showing you the theatre and the progress in downtown Momence.
Roof repairs on the Momence have just been completed. We now await truss repairs in the auditorium. We anticipate the moving of the temporary posts holding up the roof to be completed before the end of the year. Then we can start on the ‘fun’ stuff.
The assistance of the folks from the Watseka Theatre has been a great shot in the arm for us.
We plan to have the first Momence Festival of Trees this year sponsored by the theatre.
We continue to press onward with no debt and great volunteers.
Mark
Tuckpointing of the facade began this week. We also are starting to take the castings of the decorative plaster. With no heat for more than one decade most of the plaster has fallen away. However, the important pieces are still there.
We have just complete the voting for a marquee by the local town’s residents. There were three choices. Now all we need is the silent angel to write the check to underwrite the choice. The MOMENCE THEATRE FRIENDS continues to press on hoping for a new roof and heat before the winter sets in.
On July 11, 2006 the MOMENCE THEATRE FRIENDS purchased the 1925 Momence Theatre. Since that time they have cleaned out the auditorium, renovations to the apartment and taken down the water logged auditorium ceiling. The Kimball pipe organ was also removed as it was totally waterlogged.
Current projects include the moving of 500+ seats that they have obtained from a university. Since their beginning they have been putting on film festivals and live performances in other venues in the town.
Momence is a town of about 3000 folks on the Kankakee River. They
await approval on a construction loan and completion of their 501c3.
If you would like to ‘Adopt-A-Seat’ for a $100 donation or have
questions, please call at 815 549 4175
Check out The Music Box Theatre in Chicago. They have been doing classics at the matinee slot on weekends for 25 years. That audience is totally different from the art house audience they get for other programming which is totally different from the midnight audience they get on weekends. Something for everyone!
The Chelten has been a church for about 15 years. There appears
to be little change from the outside. The organ chambers were half way down the house on the side walls in the middle.
All thet remains of the JEFFERY is the facade and part of the lobby. The building is now part of a bank and what was the auditorium in now drive in banking.
Well, it’s almost Christmas and we just finished our first FESTIVAL OF TREES in the theatre. It was a great success for such a small town. The downtown is beginning to come back after years of empty stores and neglect. This winter I will be moving into the apartment on the 2nd floor after some additional renovations. Then we begin the big jobs. Our donor base is growing and the need for a small performing arts center is really needed in the county. I’d enjoy showing you the theatre and the progress in downtown Momence.
Roof repairs on the Momence have just been completed. We now await truss repairs in the auditorium. We anticipate the moving of the temporary posts holding up the roof to be completed before the end of the year. Then we can start on the ‘fun’ stuff.
The assistance of the folks from the Watseka Theatre has been a great shot in the arm for us.
We plan to have the first Momence Festival of Trees this year sponsored by the theatre.
We continue to press onward with no debt and great volunteers.
Mark
Tuckpointing of the facade began this week. We also are starting to take the castings of the decorative plaster. With no heat for more than one decade most of the plaster has fallen away. However, the important pieces are still there.
We have just complete the voting for a marquee by the local town’s residents. There were three choices. Now all we need is the silent angel to write the check to underwrite the choice. The MOMENCE THEATRE FRIENDS continues to press on hoping for a new roof and heat before the winter sets in.
On July 11, 2006 the MOMENCE THEATRE FRIENDS purchased the 1925 Momence Theatre. Since that time they have cleaned out the auditorium, renovations to the apartment and taken down the water logged auditorium ceiling. The Kimball pipe organ was also removed as it was totally waterlogged.
Current projects include the moving of 500+ seats that they have obtained from a university. Since their beginning they have been putting on film festivals and live performances in other venues in the town.
Momence is a town of about 3000 folks on the Kankakee River. They
await approval on a construction loan and completion of their 501c3.
If you would like to ‘Adopt-A-Seat’ for a $100 donation or have
questions, please call at 815 549 4175
Check out The Music Box Theatre in Chicago. They have been doing classics at the matinee slot on weekends for 25 years. That audience is totally different from the art house audience they get for other programming which is totally different from the midnight audience they get on weekends. Something for everyone!
The Chelten has been a church for about 15 years. There appears
to be little change from the outside. The organ chambers were half way down the house on the side walls in the middle.
All thet remains of the JEFFERY is the facade and part of the lobby. The building is now part of a bank and what was the auditorium in now drive in banking.
The HEART is reopened but stil FOR SALE. Could easily be twinned and not not destroy a very plain interior.
The Hamilton was FOR SALE for about 3 years and torn down in 2002